Who Was Alive

Were Vladimir Putin and Linus Torvalds alive at the same time?

Yes. Vladimir Putin and Linus Torvalds were alive at the same time for 56 years, from 1969 to today.

Vladimir Putin was 17 when Linus Torvalds was born.

Vladimir Putin

President of the Russian Federation

Born 7 October 1952 · living, 73 as of September 2026

Linus Torvalds

Finnish software engineer

Born 28 December 1969 · living, 56 as of September 2026

  1. Albert Einstein
  2. Ronald Reagan
  3. Donald Trump
  4. Vladimir Putin
  5. Michael Jackson
  6. Barack Obama
  7. Linus Torvalds
Vladimir Putin and Linus Torvalds in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.